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Davidite
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Davidite is a rare earth oxide mineral with chemical end members Lanthanum (La) and Cerium (Ce). It exists in two forms:
- Davidite-(La) (La,Ce,Ca)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+
)
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38 discovered at Radium Hill mine, South Australia in 1906 and named by Douglas Mawson for Australian geologist Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1858-1934).[7][8] - Davidite-(Ce) (Ce,La)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+
)
20O
38 first described in 1960 from Vemork, Iveland, Norway.
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